INFO-PACK

1st semester 2008

Last updated: January 2008

A COMPILATION OF CONTACT AND MEMBERSHIP DETAILS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS

AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (ISHR)

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INFO-PACK, 1st semester 2008 Contributors Elodie Aba Annika berg Ridwan Sami Al-Jassar Christopher Brown Rami Chalabi Elonore Dziurzynski Musa Gassama Elena Gaino Ashwini Habbu Alison Leon Christopher Lee Tae-Hohn Lee Shushan Khachyan Hannah Klein Tina Kristensen Gergey Pastor Daniel Perell Ana Carolina Ponte Vidal Yuri Saito Rosa Sanz Ha Eun Seong Johanna Alexandra Somerville Gareth Sweeney Katrine Thomasen About the publication The Info-Pack provides you with contact information for United Nations human rights mechanisms and offices as well as regional human rights mechanisms and organisations. You will also find the membership of the different UN and regional human rights bodies, and for each Treaty Monitoring Body, which countries are up for review in 2008. This information has been provided to make it easier for you to contact people working within relevant human rights mechanisms when you are not able to find information on the websites of these mechanisms or need individualised feedback. Please remember that we circulate these contact details on the understanding that it will be used in an appropriate manner, that the details will not be published on websites and/or other fora where they could be misused, and that the privacy of the individuals concerned will be respected. Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information, ISHR does not guarantee, and accepts no legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any material contained in this publication. We are however happy to correct any errors you may come across and welcome any feedback you have. Please send any comments and suggestions to information@ishr.ch.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TREATY MONITORING BODIES............................................................................................................ 5

Committee against Torture ................................................................................................................. 5 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ......................................................................... 6 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ....................................................... 7 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ...................................................................... 8 Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.... 9 Committee on the Rights of the Child ................................................................................................. 9 Human Rights Committee................................................................................................................. 10 Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ...................................................................... 11 Committee on Enforced Disappearances ......................................................................................... 12

INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURES UNDER THE TREATIES ................................................. 13 RATIFICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES ................................................................................ 14 SPECIAL PROCEDURES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL......................................................... 18

Thematic mandates .......................................................................................................................... 18 Country mandates ............................................................................................................................ 22

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL .................................................................................................................. 24 Membership of the Human Rights Council in 2008 .......................................................................... 24 Thematic Working Groups of the Human Rights Council ................................................................. 25

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE........................................................................ 26 Working groups of the Sub-Commission .......................................................................................... 26

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)................................................................................ 29 Membership of the Economic and Social Council in 2008................................................................ 29 Composition of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2008 .............................................. 30

GENERAL ASSEMBLY......................................................................................................................... 32 SECURITY COUNCIL............................................................................................................................ 33

Membership of the Security Council in 2008 .................................................................................... 33 OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR) ...................................... 34

OHCHR in Geneva ........................................................................................................................... 34 Co-ordinators in the OHCHR for country mandates ......................................................................... 35 OHCHR in New York ........................................................................................................................ 36 OHCHR Field Offices........................................................................................................................ 36 Africa region...................................................................................................................................... 36 Middle East ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Asia-Pacific ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Europe, North America and Central Asia region............................................................................... 42 Latin America and the Caribbean ..................................................................................................... 43

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OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND SPECIALISED AGENCIES ............................... 45 United Nations departments and bodies........................................................................................... 45 United Nations Specialised Agencies and Organisations................................................................. 46 Other intergovernmental organisations............................................................................................. 48

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS ............................................................................................. 50 The African Regional Human Rights System ................................................................................... 50 The European Regional Human Rights System ............................................................................... 54 The Inter-american Regional Human Rights System ....................................................................... 56

CIVIL SOCIETY: NHRIS AND NGOS.................................................................................................... 58 National Human Rights Institutions International Coordinations....................................................... 58 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).....................................................................................59 Human Rights NGOs ........................................................................................................................ 77

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TREATY MONITORING BODIES Information on each of the treaty monitoring bodies is available at the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/treaty/index.htm

Committee against Torture Information on the Committee against Torture is available at the OHCHR website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/index.htm

Membership of the Committee against Torture in 20081

Members Country Until Mr Abdoulaye GAYE** Senegal 2012 Ms Essadia BELMIR Morocco 2009 Ms Felice GAER*** United States of America 2012 Mr Claudio GROSSMAN** Chile 2012 Mr Fernando MARINO MENENDEZ Spain 2009 Ms Myrna KLEOPAS* Cyprus 2012 Mr Luis GALLEGOS CHIRIBOGA Ecuador 2012 Ms Nora SVEAASS Norway 2009 Mr Alexander KOVALEV** Russian Federation 2009 Mr Xuexian WANG China 2009 * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 31 December.

Secretariat of the Committee against Torture Ms Mercedes MORALES FERNANDEZ Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9139, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 9022, E-mail: mmorales@ohchr.org Countries up for review in 2008 Algeria, Belgium, China Macao and Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Kazhastan, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine, Zambia. Further information on the Committee against Torture For a list of which countries have ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section. The Optional Protocol to the Prevention against Torture (OPCAT) creates the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture. Information on the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is available at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/opcat/index.htm 1 As at 18 January 2008.

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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Information on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is available on the OHCHR website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/index.htm

Membership of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 2008

Members Country Until Mr Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM Egypt 2008 Mr Clement ATANGANA Cameroon 2010 Ms Rocio BARAHONA REIRA** Costa Rica 2008 Ms Virginia BONOAN-DANDAN Philippines 2010 Ms Maria Virginia BRAS GOMES Portugal 2010 Mr Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA India 2010 Mr Azzouz KERDOUN Algeria 2010 Mr Yuri KOLOVSOV Russian Federation 2010 Ms Barbara Elaine WILSON Switzerland 2008 Mr Jaime MARCHAN ROMERO Ecuador 2010 Mr Sergei MARTYNOV Belarus 2008 Mr Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY** Mauritius 2008 Mr Eibe RIEDEL Germany 2010 Mr Andrzej RZEPLINSKI*** Poland 2008 Mr Walid SADI** Jordan 2008 Mr Philippe TEXIER* France 2008 Mr Alvaro TIRADO MEJIA Colombia 2010 Mr Daode ZHAN China 2008 * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 31 December.

Secretariat of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Ms Wan-Hea LEE Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9154, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 9022, E-mail: wlee@ohchr.org Countries up for review in 2008 Benin, Bolivia, Cyprus, France, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sweden. Further information on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights For a list of which countries have ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

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http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/index.htmmailto:wlee@ohchr.org

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Information on the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is available on the OHCHR website at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/ Membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2008

Members Country Until Ms Magalys AROCHA DOMINGUEZ Cuba Ms Meriem BELMIHOUB-ZERDANI Algeria Ms Dorcas COKER-APPIAH Ghana Ms Mary Shanthi DAIRIAM*** Malaysia Mr Cornelis FLINTERMAN Netherlands Ms Naela Mohamed GABR** Egypt Ms Franoise GASPARD** France Ms Saisuree CHUTIKUL Thailand Ms Ferdous ARA BEGUM Bangladesh Ms Tiziana MAIOLO Italy Ms Hazel GUMEDE SHELTON South Africa Ms Ruth HALPERIN-KADDARI Israel Ms Violeta NEUBAUER Slovenia Ms Silvia PIMENTEL Brazil Ms Pramila PATTEN Mauritius Ms Fumiko SAIGA Japan Ms Hanna Beate SCHPP-SCHILLING Germany Ms Heisoo SHIN Republic of Korea Ms Glenda P. SIMMS** Jamaica Ms Dubravka IMONOVIC* Croatia Ms Anamah TAN Singapore Ms Maria Regina TAVARES DA SILVA Portugal Ms Zou XIAOQIAO China * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 31 December.

Secretariat of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Ms Christine BRAUTIGAM, Chief of the Womens Rights Section Tel: (1 212) 963 3162, Fax: (1 212) 963 3463, E-mail: daw@un.org Website: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw Division for the Advancement of Women 2 UN Plaza, DC/2-12th Floor, USA-New York, NY 10017 United States of America Countries up for review in 2008 Belgium, Bolivia, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Yemen.

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Further information on the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women For a list of which countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Information on the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is available at the OHCHR website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/index.htm Membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2008

Members Country Until Mr Mahmoud ABOUL-NASR Egypt 2010 Mr Nourredine AMIR Algeria 2010 Mr Alexei S. AVTONOMOV Russian Federation 2008

Mr Pierre-Richard PROSPER Unites States of America 2008

Mr Jose Francisco CALI TZAY Guatemala 2008 Ms Fatima-Binta Victoire DAH Burkina Faso 2008 Mr Rgis de GOUTTES* France 2010 Mr Kokou Mawuena Ika Kana (Dieudonn) EWOMSAN Togo 2010 Ms Patricia Nozipho JANUARY-BARDILL South Africa 2008 Mr Morten KJAERUM Denmark 2010 Mr Jos Augusto LINDGREN ALVES Brazil 2010 Mr Raghavan Vasudevan PILLAI India 2008 Mr Anwar KEMAL Pakistan 2010 Mr Linos-Alexander SICILIANOS Greece 2010 Mr Chengyuan TANG China 2008 Mr Patrick THORNBERRY United Kingdom 2010 Mr Luis VALENCIA RODRGUEZ Ecuador 2008 Mr Mario Jorge YUTZIS Argentina 2008 * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 19 January.

Secretariat of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ms Nathalie PROUVEZ Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9309, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 9022, E-mail: nprouvez@ohchr.org Countries up for review in 2008 Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland (to be completed and confirmed), Ecuador, Gambia, Italy, Monaco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Republic of Fiji Islands, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation (to be confirmed), Sweden, Switzerland, Suriname, Togo, Tunisia (to be completed and confirmed) United Arab Emirates, United States of America (to be confirmed).

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Further information on the Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination For a list of which countries have ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Information on the Committee on Migrant Workers is available at the website of the OHCHR website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cmw/index.htm Membership of the Committee on Migrant Workers in 2008

Members Country Until Mr Francisco ALBA Mexico 2011 Mr Jose Serrano BRILLANTES Philippines 2009 Ms Ana Elizabeth CUBIAS MEDINA El Salvador 2011 Ms Anamaria DIEGUEZ AREVALO Guatemala 2009 Mr Ahmed Hassan EL-BORAI Egypt 2011 Mr Abdelhamid EL JAMRI Morocco 2011 Mr Mehmet SEVIM Turkey 2009 Mr Prasad KARIYAWASAM Sri Lanka 2009 Ms Myriam POUSSI KONSIMBO Burkina Faso 2011 Mr Azad TAGHIZADET Azerbaijan 2009 * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 31 December.

Secretariat of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Ms Carla EDELENBOS Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9241, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 9029, E-mail: cedelenbos@ohchr.org Countries up for review in 2008 Bolivia, Syrian Arab Republic. Further information on the Committee on Migrant Workers For a list of which countries have ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW), and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

Committee on the Rights of the Child Information on the Committee on the Rights of the Child is available at the website of the OHCHR website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm Membership of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2008

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Members Country Until Ms Ghalia Mohd Bin Hamad AL-THANI Qatar 2009 Ms Joyce ALUOCH Kenya 2009 Ms Agnes Akosua AIDOO** Ghana 2011 Mr Luigi CITARELLA Italy 2011 Mr Kamel FILALI** Algeria 2011 Ms Moushira KHATTAB Egypt 2011 Mr Hatem KOTRANE Tunisia 2011 Mr Lothar Friedrich KRAPPMANN*** Germany 2011 Ms Yanghee LEE* Republic of Korea 2009 Ms Maria HERCZOG Hungary 2011 Ms Rosa Maria ORTIZ** Paraguay 2011 Ms Dainius PURAS Lithuania 2011 Mr David Brent PARFITT Canada 2009 Mr Awich POLLAR Uganda 2009 Mr Kamal SIDDIQUI Bangladesh 2009 Ms Lucy SMITH Norway 2009 Ms Nevena VUCKOVIC-SAHOVIC Republic of Serbia 2009 Mr Jean ZERMATTEN** Switzerland 2009 * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 28 February.

Secretariat of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Ms Maja ANDRIJASEVIC-BOKO Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9216, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 9022, E-mail: mandrijasevic-boko@ohchr.org Countries up for review in 2008 Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Chile, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Germany, Georgia, Ireland, Kuwait, Lithuania, Philippines, Republic of Chad, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States of America. Further information on the Committee on the Rights of the Child For a list of which countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the two Protocols, and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

Human Rights Committee Information on the Human Rights Committee is available on the website of the OHCHR at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/index.htm Membership of the Human Rights Committee in 2008

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Members Country Until Mr Abdelfattah AMOR*** Tunisia 2010 Mr Yuji IWASAWA Japan 2010 Mr Prafullachandra Natwarlal BHAGWATI India 2010

Ms Zonke Zanele MAJODINA South Africa 2010 Ms Christine CHANET France 2010 Mr Maurice Ahanhanzo GLELE-AHANHANZO** Benin 2008

Mr Edwin JOHNSON LOPEZ Ecuador 2008 Mr Walter KLIN Switzerland 2010 Mr Rajsoomer LALLAH Mauritius 2008 Mr Michael O'FLAHERTY Ireland 2008 Ms Elisabeth PALM** Sweden 2008 Mr Rafael RIVAS POSADA* Colombia 2008 Sir Nigel RODLEY United Kingdom 2010 Mr Ivan SHEARER** Australia 2008 Ms Iulia Antoanella MOTOC Romania 2010 Mr Ahmed TWAFIK KHALIL ** Egypt 2008 Ms Ruth WEDGWOOD United States of America 2010 Mr Jose Luis SANCHEZ-CERRO Peru 2010 * indicates Chairperson; ** indicates Vice-chairperson; *** indicates Rapporteur. The mandates expire on 31 December.

Secretariat of the Human Rights Committee Mr Patrice GILLIBERT Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9332, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 9022, E-mail: pgillibert@ohchr.org Countries up for review in 2008 Australia, Azerbaijan, Botswana, Chad, Denmark, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Ireland, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, San Marino, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom. Further information on the Human Rights Committee For a list of which countries have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Information on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is available on the website of the OHCHR at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/disability/index.htm Membership of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities At the time of entry into force2 of the Convention, the Committee shall consist of twelve experts. After an additional sixty ratifications or accessions to the Convention, the membership of the Committee shall 2 The Convention is not yet in force. On 30 March 2007, the Convention and its Optional Protocol were opened for signature. As at 21 January 2008, there are 123 signatories and 14 ratifications of the Convention and 69 signatories and 8 ratifications of the Optional Protocol. In order for the Convention and Optional Protocol to come into force, the Convention requires 20 States and the Optional Protocol requires 10 States to ratify it.

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increase by six members, attaining a maximum number of eighteen members. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of entry into force of the Convention. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. Further information on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities For a list of which countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Information on the Committee on Enforced Disappearances is available on the website of the OHCHR at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/disappear/index.htm Membership of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances At the time of entry into force3 of the Convention, the Committee shall consist of ten experts. The committee members shall be elected for a term of four years. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of entry into force of the Convention. Further information on the Committee on Enforced Disappearances For a list of which countries have ratified the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearence, and in what year, see the ratification table at the end of this section.

3 The Convention is not yet in force. On 6 February 2007, the Convention was opened for signature. So far, 72 States have signed and two have ratified the Convention. It will come into force when ratified by 20 States.

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INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURES UNDER THE TREATIES For complaints in relation to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Co-ordinator of the Petitions Team is: Mr Markus SCHMIDT Petitions Unit The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Office at Geneva 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland E-mail: tb-petitions@ohchr.org For information on complaints regarding the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, please contact the Secretariat of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Ms Christine BRAUTIGAM, Chief of the Womens Rights Section Division of the Advancement of Women 2 UN Plaza DC/2-1228 New York, NY 10017 United States of America Tel: (1 212) 963 0535, Fax: (1 212) 963 3463, E-mail: daw@un.org

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RATIFICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES Status of international human rights instruments4

STATE ICESCR5 ICCPR6 OPT7

OPT28 CERD9 CEDAW10 OPT11

CAT12 CAT-OP13

CRC14

OPT15

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Afghanistan 1983 1983 - - 1983 2003 - 1987 - 1994 2003 2002 - Albania 1991 1991 - - 1994 1994 2003- 1994 2003 1992 - - 2007 Algeria 1989 1989 1989 - 1972* 1996 - 1989* - 1993 - - 2005 Andorra - 2006 2006 - 2006 1997 2002 - - 1996 2001 2001 - Angola 1992 1992 1992 - - 1986 - - - 1990 - 2005 - Antigua and Barbuda - - - - 1988 1989 2006 1993 - 1993 - 2002 2007 Argentina 1986 1986 1986 - 1968 1985 - 1986* 2004 1990 2002 2003 - Armenia 1993 1993 1993 - 1993 1993 2006 1993 2006 1993 2005 2005 - Australia 1975 1980 1991 1990 1975* 1983 - 1989* - 1990 - 2007 - Austria 1978 1978 1987 1993 1972* 1982 2000 1987* - 1992 2002 2004 - Azerbaijan 1992 1992 2001 1999 1996* 1995 2001 1996* - 1992 2002 2002 1999 Bahamas - - - - 1975 1993 - - - 1991 - - - Bahrain - 2006 - - 1990 2002 - 1998 - 1992 2004 2004 - Bangladesh 1998 2000 - - 1979 1984 2000 1998 - 1990 2000 2000 - Barbados 1973 1973 1973 - 1972 1980 - - - 1990 - - - Belarus 1973 1973 1992 - 1969 1981 2004 1987 - 1990 - 2002 - Belgium 1983 1983 1994 1998 1975* 1985 2004 1999* - 1991 2002 - - Belize - 1996 - - 2001 1990 2002 1986 - 1990 2003 2003 2001 Benin 1992 1992 1992 - 2001 1992 - 1992 - 1990 2005 2005 - Bhutan - - - - - 1981 - - - 1990 - - -

4 The following list of ratifications of all States is based on the database as it is published at Hhttp://www.un.orgH. This database is maintained by the Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations. The year of ratification below is determined according to the criteria used by the treaty section (the legal custodian). The criteria used by the treaty monitoring bodies vary slightly from those used by the Treaty Section. However this variation does not generally affect the year of ratification. We have used the database of the Treaty Section because it is kept by the legal depository and it is regularly updated. One can subscribe to the database or access it from the UN Library at "Palais des Nations". 5 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which is monitored by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; entry into force: 1976. 6 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which is monitored by the Human Rights Committee; entry into force: 1976. 7 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (OPT), which is supervised by the Human Rights Committee; entry into force: 1976. 8 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at the abolition of the death penalty (OPT2), which is supervised by the Human Rights Committee; entry into force: 1991. 9 International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; States with * have accepted the individual complaint procedure under article 14 (48 States parties); entry into force: 1969. 10 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which is monitored by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; entry into force: 1981. 11 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (OPT), which is supervised by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; entry into force: 2000. 12 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), which is monitored by the Committee against Torture; states with * have accepted the individual complaints procedure under article 22 (52 States parties); entry into force: 1987. 13 Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CAT-OP, not yet entered into force. 14 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child; entry into force: 1990. 15 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts (OPT), which is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child; entry into force: 2002. 16 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPT2), which is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child; entry into force: 2002. 17 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (MWC), which is monitored by the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and members of their Families; entry into force: 2003.

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STATE ICESCR5 ICCPR6 OPT7

OPT28 CERD9 CEDAW10 OPT11

CAT12 CAT-OP13

CRC14

OPT15

OPT216 MWC17

Bolivia 1982 1982 1982 - 1970 1990 2000 1999 2006 1990 2004 2003 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1993 1993 1995 2001 1993 1993 2002 1993 * - 1993 2003 2002 1996 Botswana - 2000 - - 1974 1996 - 2000 - 1995 2004 2003 - Brazil 1992 1992 - - 1968* 1984 2002 1989 2007 1990 2004 2004 - Brunei Darussalam - - - - - 2006 - - - 1995 - - - Bulgaria 1970 1970 1992 1999 1966* 1982 - 1986* - 1991 2002 2002 - Burkina Faso 1999 1999 1999 - 1974 1987 2005 1999 - 1990 - - 2003 Burundi 1990 1990 - - 1977 1992 - 1993* - 1990 - - - Cambodia 1992 1992 - - 1983 1992 - 1992 - 1992 2004 2002 - Cameroon 1984 1984 1984 - 1971 1994 2005 1986* - 1993 - - - Canada 1976 1976 1976 2005 1970 1981 2002 1987* - 1991 2000 2005 - Cape Verde 1993 1993 2000 2000 1979 1980 - 1992 - 1992 2002 2002 1997 Central African Republic 1981 1981 1981 - 1971 1991 - - - 1992 - - - Chad 1995 1995 1995 - 1977 1995 - 1995 - 1990 2002 2002 - Chile 1972 1972 1992 - 1971* 1989 - 1988 - 1990 2003 2003 2005 China 2001 - - - 1981 1980 - 1988 - 1992 - 2002 - Colombia 1969 1969 1969 1997 1981 1982 2007 1987 - 1991 2005 2003 1995 Comoros - - - - 2004 1994 - - - 1993 - 2007 - Congo (Republic of the) 1983 1983 1983 - 1988 1982 - 2003 - 1993 - - - Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 1976 1976 1976 - 1976 1986 - 1996

- 1990 2001 2001 -

Cook Islands - - - - - 2006 - - - 1997 - - - Costa Rica 1968 1968 1968 1998 1967* 1986 2001 1993* 2005 1990 2003 2002 - Cte dIvoire 1992 1992 1997 - 1973 1995 - 1995 - 1991 - - - Croatia 1992 1992 1995 1995 1992 1992 2001 1992* 2005 1992 2002 2002 - Cuba - - - - 1972 1980 - 1995 - 1991 2007 2001 - Cyprus 1969 1969 1992 1999 1967* 1985 2002 1991* - 1991 - - - Czech Republic 1993 1993 1993 2004 1993* 1993 2001 1993* 2006 1993 2001 - - Denmark 1972 1972 1972 1994 1971* 1983 2000 1987* 2004 1991 2002 2003 - Djibouti 2002 2002 2002 2002 - 1998 - 2002 - 1990 - - - Dominica 1993 1993 - - - 1980 - - - 1991 2002 2002 - Dominican Republic 1978 1978 1978 - 1983 1982 2001 - - 1991 - - - Ecuador 1969 1969 1969 1993 1966* 1981 2002 1988* - 1990 2004 2004 2002 Egypt 1982 1982 - - 1967 1981 - 1986 - 1990 2007 2002 1993 El Salvador 1979 1979 1995 - 1979 1981 - 1996 - 1990 2002 2004 2003 Equatorial Guinea 1987 1987 1987 - 2002 1984 - 2002 - 1992 - 2003 - Eritrea 2001 2002 - - 2001 1995 - - - 1994 2005 2005 - Estonia 1991 1991 1991 2004 1991 1991 - 1991 - 1991 - 2004 - Ethiopia 1993 1993 - - 1976 1981 - 1994 - 1991 - - - Fiji - - - - 1973 1995 - - - 1993 - - - Finland 1975 1975 1975 1991 1970* 1986 2000 1989* - 1991 2002 - - France 1980 1980 1984 - 1971* 1983 2000 1986* - 1990 2003 2003 - Gabon 1983 1983 - - 1980 1983 2004 2000 - 1994 - - - Gambia 1978 1979 1988 - 1978 1993 - - - 1990 - - - Georgia 1994 1994 1994 1999 1999 1994 2002 1994 2005 1994 - 2005 - Germany 1973 1973 1993 1992 1969* 1985 2002 1990* - 1992 2004 - - Ghana 2000 2000 2000 - 1966 1986 - 2000 - 1990 - - 2000 Greece 1985 1997 1997 1997 1970 1983 2002 1988* - 1993 2003 - - Grenada 1991 1991 - - - 1990 - - - 1990 - - - Guatemala 1988 1992 2000 - 1983 1982 2002 1990 - 1990 2002 2002 2003 Guinea 1978 1978 1993 - 1977 1982 - 1989 - 1990 - - 2000 Guinea-Bissau 1992 - - - - 1985 - - - 1990 - - - Guyana 1977 1977 1993 - 1977 1980 - 1988 - 1991 - - - Haiti - 1991 - - 1972 1981 - - - 1995 - - - Holy See - - - - 1969 - - 2002 - 1990 2001 2001 - Honduras 1981 1997 2005 - 2002 1983 - 1996 2006 1990 2002 2002 2005 Hungary 1974 1974 1988 1994 1967* 1980 2000 1987* - 1991 - - - Iceland 1979 1979 1979 1991 1967* 1985 2001 1996* - 1992 2001 2001 - India 1979 1979 - - 1968 1993 - - - 1992 2005 2005 - Indonesia 2006 2006 - - 1999 1984 - 1998 - 1990 - - - Iran 1975 1975 - - 1968 - - - - 1994 - - - Iraq 1971 1971 - - 1970 1986 - - - 1994 - - - Ireland 1989 1989 1989 1993 2000* 1985 2000 2002* - 1992 2002 - - Israel 1991 1991 - - 1979 1991 - 1991 - 1991 2005 - - Italy 1978 1978 1978 1995 1976* 1985 2000 1989* - 1991 2002 2002 - Jamaica 1975 1975 1975 - 1971 1984 - - - 1991 2002 - - Japan 1979 1979 - - 1995 1985 - 1999* - 1994 2004 2005 - Jordan 1975 1975 - - 1974 1992 - 1991 - 1991 - - -

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STATE ICESCR5 ICCPR6 OPT7

OPT28 CERD9 CEDAW10 OPT11

CAT12 CAT-OP13

CRC14

OPT15

OPT216 MWC17

Kazakhstan 2006 2006 - - 1998 1998 2001 1998 - 1994 2003 2001 - Kenya 1972 1972 - - 2001 1984 - 1997 - 1990 2002 - - Kiribati - - - - - 2004 - - - 1995 - - - Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of) 1981 1981 - - - 2001 - -

- 1990 - - -

Korea (Republic of) 1990 1990 1990 - 1978* 1984 - 1995 - 1991 2004 2004 - Kuwait 1996 1996 - - 1968 1994 - 1996 - 1991 2004 2004 - Kyrgysztan 1994 1994 1994 - 1997 1997 2002 1997 - 1994 2003 2003 2003 Laos 2007 - - - 1974 1981 - - - 1991 - - - Latvia 1992 1992 1994 - 1992 1992 - 1992 - 1992 2005 - - Lebanon 1972 1972 - - 1971 1997 - 2000 - 1991 - 2004 - Lesotho 1992 1992 2000 - 1971 1995 2004 2001 - 1992 2003 2003 2005 Liberia 2004 2004 - 2005 1976 1984 - 2004 2004 1993 - - - Libya 1970 1970 1989 - 1968 1989 2004 1989 - 1993 2004 2004 2004 Liechtenstein 1998 1998 1998 1998 2000 1995 2001 1990* - 1995 2005 - - Lithuania 1991 1991 1991 2002 1998 1994 2004 1996 - 1992 2003 2004 - Luxembourg 1983 1983 1983 1992 1978* 1989 2003 1987* - 1994 2004 - - Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic of) 1994 1994 1994 1995 1994* 1994 2003 1994

- 1993 2004 2003 -

Madagascar 1971 1971 1971 - 1969 1989 - 2005 - 1991 2004 2004 - Malawi 1993 1993 1996 - 1996 1987 - 1996 - 1991 - - - Malaysia - - - - - 1995 - - - 1995 - - - Maldives 2006 2006 2006 - 1984 1993 2006 2004 2006 1991 2004 2002 - Mali 1974 1974 2001 - 1974 1985 2000 1999 2005 1990 2002 2002 2003 Malta 1990 1990 1990 1994 1971* 1991 - 1990* 2003 1990 2002 - - Marshall Islands - - - - - 2006 - - - 1993 - - - Mauritania 2004 2004 - - 1988 2001 - 2004 - 1991 - - 2007 Mauritius 1973 1973 1973 - 1972 1984 - 1992 2005 1990 - - - Mexico 1981 1981 2002 - 1975 1981 2002 1986* 2005 1990 2002 2002 1999 Micronesia - - - - - 2004 - - - 1993 - - - Moldova 1993 1993 - - 1993 1994 2006 1995 2006 1993 2004 2007 - Monaco 1997 1997 - 2000 1995* 2005 - 1991* - 1993 2001 - - Mongolia 1974 1974 1991 - 1969 1981 2002 2002 - 1990 2004 2003 - Montenegro 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 - - - - - Morocco 1979 1979 - - 1970 1993 - 1993 - 1993 2002 2001 1993 Mozambique - 1993 - 1993 1983 1997 - 1999 - 1994 2004 2003 - Myanmar - - - - - 1997 - - - 1991 - - - Namibia 1994 1994 1994 1994 1982 1992 2000 1994 - 1990 2002 2002 - Nauru - - - - - - - - - 1994 - - - Nepal 1991 1991 1991 1998 1971 1991 2007 1991 - 1990 2007 2006 - Netherlands 1978 1978 1978 1991 1971* 1991 2002 1988* - 1995 - 2005 -

New Zealand 1978 1978 1989 1990 1972 1985 2000 1989* 2007 1993 2001 - -

Nicaragua 1980 1980 1980 - 1978 1981 - 2005 - 1990 2005 2004 2005 Niger 1986 1986 1986 - 1967 1999 2004 1998 - 1990 - 2004 - Nigeria 1993 1993 - - 1967 1985 2004 2001 - 1991 - - - Niue - - - - - - - - - 1995 - - - Norway 1972 1972 1972 1991 1970* 1981 2002 1986* - 1991 2003 2001 - Oman - - - - 2003 2006 - - - 1996 2004 2004 - Pakistan - - - - 1966 1996 - - - 1990 - - - Palau - - - - - - - - - 1995 - - - Panama 1977 1977 1977 1993 1967 1981 2001 1987 - 1990 2001 2001 - Papua New Guinea - - - - 1982 1995 - - - 1993 - - - Paraguay 1992 1992 1995 2003 2003 1987 2001 1990* 2005 1990 2002 2003 - Peru 1978 1978 1980 - 1971* 1982 2001 1988* 2006 1990 2002 2002 2005 Philippines 1974 1986 1989 - 1967 1981 2003 1986 - 1990 2003 2002 1995 Poland 1977 1977 1991 - 1968* 1980 2003 1989* 2005 1991 2005 2005 - Portugal 1978 1978 1983 1990 1982* 1980 2002 1989* - 1990 2003 2003 - Qatar - - - - 1976 - - 2000 - 1995 2002 2001 - Romania 1974 1974 1993 1991 1970* 1982 2003 1990 - 1990 2001 2001 - Russian Federation 1973 1973 1991 - 1969* 1981 2004 1987* - 1990 - - - Rwanda 1975 1975 - - 1975 1981 - - - 1991 2002 2002 - Saint Kitts and Nevis - - - - 2006* 1985 2006 - - 1990 - - - Saint Lucia - - - - 1990 1982 - - - 1993 - - - Saint Vincent & Grenadines 1981 1981 1981 - 1981 1981 - 2001 - 1993 - 2005 - Samoa - - - - - 1992 - - - 1994 - - - San Marino 1985 1985 1985 2004 2002 2003 2005 2006 - 1991 - - - Sao Tome and Principe - - - - - 2003 - - - 1991 - - -

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OPT28 CERD9 CEDAW10 OPT11

CAT12 CAT-OP13

CRC14

OPT15

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Saudi Arabia - - - - 1997 2000 - 1997 - 1996 - - - Senegal 1978 1978 1978 - 1972* 1985 2000 1986* - 1990 2004 2003 1999 Serbia 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2003 2001* - 2001 2003 2002 - Seychelles 1992 1992 1992 1994 1978 1992 - 1992* - 1990 - - 1994 Sierra Leone 1996 1996 1996 - 1967 1988 - 2001 - 1990 2002 2001 - Singapore - - - - - 1995 - - - 1995 - - - Slovakia 1993 1993 1993 1999 1993* 1993 2000 1993* - 1993 - 2004 - Slovenia 1992 1992 1993 1994 1992 1992 2004 1993 2007 1992 2004 2004 - Solomon Islands 1982 - - - 1982 2002 2002 - - 1995 - - - Somalia 1990 1990 1990 - 1975 - - 1990 - - - - - South Africa - 1998 2002 2002 1998* 1995 2005 1998* -- 1995 - 2003 - Spain 1977 1977 1985 1991 1968* 1984 2001 1987* 2006 1990 2002 2001 - Sri Lanka 1980 1980 1997 - 1982 1981 2002 1994 - 1991 2000 - 1996 Sudan 1986 1986 - - 1977 - - - - 1990 2005 2004 - Suriname 1976 1976 1976 - 1984 1993 - - - 1993 - - - Swaziland 2004 2004 - - 1969 2004 - 2004 - 1995 - - -

Sweden 1971 1971 1971 1990 1971* 1980 2003 1986* 2005 1990 2003 2007 -

Switzerland 1992 1992 - 1994* 1994 1997 - 1986* - 1997 2002 - - Syria 1969 1969 - - 1969 2003 - 2004 - 1993 2003 2003 2005 Tajikistan 1999 1999 1999 - 1995 1993 - 1995 - 1993 2002 2002 2002

Tanzania 1976 1976 - - 1972 1985 2006 - - 1991 2004 2003 -

Thailand 1999 1996 - - 2003 1985 2000 - - 1992 - 2006 - Timor-Leste 2003 2003 2003 2003 * 2003 2003 2003 * 2003 2004 2003 2004 Togo 1984 1984 1988 - 1972 1983 - 1987* - 1990 2005 2004 - Tonga - - - - 1972 - - - - 1995 - - - Trinidad and Tobago 1978 1978 - - 1973 1990 - - - 1991 - - - Tunisia 1969 1969 - - 1967 1985 - 1988* - 1992 2003 2002 - Turkey 2003 2003 - 2006 2002 1985 2002 1988* - 1995 2004 2002 2004 Turkmenistan 1997 1997 1997 2000 1994 1997 - 1999 - 1993 2005 2005 - Tuvalu - - - - - 1999 - - - 1995 - - - Uganda 1987 1995 1995 - 1980 1985 - 1986 - 1990 2002 2001 1995 Ukraine 1973 1973 1991 - 1969* 1981 2003 1987 2006 1991 2005 2003 - United Arab Emirates - - - - 1974 2004 - - - 1997 - - - United Kingdom 1976 1976 - 1999 1969 1986 2004 1988* 2003 1991 2003 - - United States of America - 1992 1994 - - 1994 - - 2002 2002 Uruguay 1970 1970 1970 1993 1968* 1981 2001 1986* 2005 1990 2003 2003 2001 Uzbekistan 1995 1995 1995 - 1995 1995 - 1995 - 1994 - - - Vanuatu - - - - - 1995 2007 - - 1993 - - - Venezuela 1978 1978 1978 1993 1967 1983 2002 1991* - 1990 2003 2002 - Viet Nam 1982 1982 - - 1982 1982 - - - 1990 2001 2001 - Yemen 1987 1987 - - 1972 1984 - 1991 - 1991 2007 2004 - Zambia 1984 1984 1984 - 1972 1985 - 1998 - 1991 - - - Zimbabwe 1991 1991 - - 1991 1991 - - - 1990 - - - - Total number of States parties: 152 155 105 56 170 180 76 141 16 192 105 103 34

SPECIAL PROCEDURES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Information on the special procedures is available at the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) website at www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/index.htm Please note that any requests for special procedures to issue communications to governments on human rights violations should be sent to urgent-action@ohchr.org and not to individual addresses of assistants or others in the secretariat. For further information on what should be included in your request, please see the OHCHR website at www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/communications.htm

Thematic mandates Information on each thematic special procedure mandate is available at www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/themes.htm Adequate housing Special Rapporteur: Mr Miloon KOTHARI (India) Secretariat: Mr Bahram GHAZI Tel: (41 22) 917 9177, Fax (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: bghazi@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms. Federica DONATI Tel: (41 22) 917 9496, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: fdonati@ohchr.org Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights Special Rapporteur: Mr Okechukwu IBEANU(Nigeria) Secretariat: Mr Eric MONGELARD Tel: (41 22) 917 9447, Fax: (41 22) 917 9014, E-mail: emongelard@ohchr.org Arbitrary detention (Working Group) Chairperson-Rapporteur: Ms Leila ZERROUGUI (Algeria), Mr Tams BN (Hungary), Ms Manuela Carmena CASTRILLO (Spain), Mr Seyyed Mohammad HASHEMI (Islamic Republic of Iran), Ms Soledad VILLAGRA DE BIEDERMANN (Paraguay) Secretariat: Mr Miguel DE LA LAMA Tel: (41 22) 917 9289, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: mdelalama@ohchr.org Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Special Rapporteur: Mr Doudou DINE (Senegal) Secretariat: Ms Gloria CARRERA Tel: (41 22) 917 9120, Fax: (41 22) 917 9013, E-mail: gcarrera@ohchr.org Secretariat: Mr Renato MARIANI Tel: (41 22) 917 9251, E-mail: rmariani@ohchr.org Effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights Independent expert: Mr Bernards Andrew NYAMWAYA MUDHO (Kenya) Secretariat: Mr Jens-Uwe SCHUTZ

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Tel: (41 22) 917 9657, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: jschutz@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms. Melissa FERNANDEZ Tel: (41 22) 917 9856, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: mfernandez@ohchr.org Enforced or involuntary disappearances (Working Group) Chairperson-Rapporteur: Mr Santiago CORCUERA CABEZUT (Mexico), Mr Joel ADEBAYO ADEKANYE (Nigeria), Mr Darko GTTLICHER (Croatia), Mr Saeed Rajaee KHORASANI (Islamic Republic of Iran), Mr Stephen J. TOOPE (Canada) Secretariat: Ms Tanya SMITH Tel: (41 22) 917 9176, Fax: (41 22) 917 9005, E-mail: tsmith@ohchr.org or wegid@ohchr.org Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Special Rapporteur: Mr Philip ALSTON (Australia) Secretariat: Mr Neal GILMORE Tel: (41 22) 917 9732, Fax: (41 22) 917 9039, E-mail: ngilmore@ohchr.org Secretariat: Mr Eric MONGELARD Tel: (41 22) 917 9447, Fax: (41 22) 917 9014, E-mailk: emongelard@ohchr.org Freedom of religion or belief Special Rapporteur: Ms Asma JAHANGIR ( Pakistan ) Secretariat: Mr Neal GILMORE Tel: (41 22) 917 9732, Fax: (41 22) 917 9039, E-mail: ngilmore@ohchr.org E-mail: freedomofreligion@ohchr.org Secretariat: Mr Michael WIENER Tel: (41 22) 917 9159, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: mwiener@ohchr.org Human rights and extreme poverty Independent Expert: Mr Arjun SENGUPTA (India) Secretariat: Mr Jens-Uwe SCHUTZ Tel: (41 22) 917 9657, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: jschutz@ohchr.org Human rights defenders Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Ms Hina JILANI (Pakistan) Secretariat: Ms Melinda CHING SIMON, Ms Mara STECCAZZINI, Mr Guillaume PFEIFFLE Tel: (41 22) 917 9140 9151, 9384, Fax (41 22) 917 9006 E-mail: mchingsimon@ohchr.org, msteccazzini@ohchr.org, gpfeiffle@ohchr.org Human rights of internally displaced persons Representative of the Secretary-General: Mr Walter KLIN (Switzerland) Secretariat: Mr Moetsi DUCHATELLIER Tel: (41 22) 917 9369, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: mduchatellier@hchr.org

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Human rights and international solidarity Independent Expert: Mr Rudi MUHAMMAD RIZKI (Indonesia) Secretariat: To be appointed Human rights of migrants Special Rapporteur: Mr Jorge A. BUSTAMANTE (Mexico) Secretariat: Ms Sepideh MOHADJER Tel: (41 22) 917 9687, Fax: (41 22) 917 9005, E-mail: smohadjer@ohchr.org Independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur: Mr Leandro DESPOUY (Argentina) Secretariat: Ms Valentina MILANO Tel: (41 22) 917 9253, Fax (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: vmilano@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Sandra DEL PINO Tel: (41 22) 917 9729, Fax (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: sdelpino@ohchr.org Minority issues Independent Expert: Ms Gay MCDOUGALL (United States of America) Secretariat: Mr Graham FOX Tel: (41 22) 917 9640, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: gfox@ohchr.org Secretariat: Mr Erik FRIBERG Tel: (41 22) 917 9645, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: efriberg@ohchr.org People of African descent (Working Group) Chairperson-Rapporteur: Mr Peter Lesa KASANDA (Zambia), Mr Joe FRANS (Sweden), Mr George N. JABBOUR (Syrian Arab Republic), Ms Irina ZLATESCU (Romania) Secretariat: Ms Marie Dominique MORNET Tel: (41 22) 917 9221, Fax: (41 22) 917 9050, E-mail: mmornet@ohchr.org Promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism Special Rapporteur: Mr Martin SCHEININ (Finland) Secretariat: Ms Sonia CRONIN Tel: (41 22) 917 9160, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: scronin@ohchr.org Right to education Special Rapporteur: Mr Vernor MUOZ VILLALOBOS (Costa Rica) Secretariat: Ms Myriam TEBOURBI Tel: (41 22) 917 9330, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: mtebourbi@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Vivian ALARCON LOZANO Tel: (41 22) 917 9377, Fax: (41 22) 917 9005, E-mail: vlozanoalarcon@ohchr.org Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Special Rapporteur: Mr Paul HUNT (New Zealand)

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Secretariat: Ms Dragana KORLJAN Tel: (41 22) 917 9721, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: dkorljan@ohchr.org Right to food Special Rapporteur: Mr Jean ZIEGLER (Switzerland) Secretariat: Ms Federica DONATI Tel: (41 22) 917 9496, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: fdonati@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Vivian LOZANO Tel: (41 22) 917 9377, Fax: (41 22) 917 9005, E-mail: vlozano@ohchr.org Right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur: Mr Ambeyi LIGABO (Kenya) Secretariat: Mr Luca LUPOLI Tel: (41 22) 917 9324, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: llupoli@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Adriana ARVIZU ZARRALUQUI Tel: (41 22) 917 9198, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: azarraluqui-arvizu@ohchr.org Sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography Special Rapporteur: Mr Juan Miguel PETIT (Uruguay) Secretariat: Mr Thierry DEL PRADO Tel: (41 22) 917 9232, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: tdelprado@ohchr.org Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people Special Rapporteur: Mr Rodolfo STAVENHAGEN (Mexico) Secretariat: Mr Luis RODRIGUEZ-PINERO Tel: (41 22) 917 9134, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: lrodriguez-pinero@ohchr.org Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur: Mr Manfred NOWAK (Austria) Secretariat: Mr Safiruddin SYED Tel: (41 22) 917 9230, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: ssyed@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Birgit KAINZ Tel: (41 22) 917 9704, Fax: (41 22) 917 9039, E-mail: bkainz@ohchr.org Trafficking in persons, especially in women and children Special Rapporteur: Ms Sigma HUDA (Bangladesh) Secretariat: Ms Rachel RICO Tel: (41 22) 917 9392, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: rrico@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Halida NASIC Tel: (41 22) 917 9675, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: hnasic@ohchr.org Trans-national corporations and other business enterprises Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Mr John RUGGIE (United States of America) Secretariat: To be appointed

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Use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination Chairperson: Ms Amada BENAVIDES DE PREZ (Colombia) Secretariat: Ms Audrey RINALDI Tel: (41 22) 917 9705, E-mail: arinaldi@ohchr.org Secretariat: Mr Erik FRIBERG Tel.: (41 22) 917 9645, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: efriberg@ohchr.org Violence against women, its causes and consequences Special Rapporteur: Ms Yakin ERTRK (Turkey) Secretariat: Mr Jan HESSBRUEGGE Tel: (41 22) 917 9192, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: jhessbruegge@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Laure-Anne COURDESSE Tel: (41 22) 917 9198, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: lcourdesse@ohchr.org

Country mandates Information on each country-specific special procedure mandate is available at www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/countries.htm Belarus Special Rapporteur: Mr Adrian SEVERIN (Romania) Secretariat: Mr Dimiter CHALEV Tel: (41 22) 917 9135, Fax: (41 22) 917 9039, E-mail: dchalev@ochhr.org Burundi Independent Expert: Mr Akich OKOLA (Kenya) Secretariat: Mr Rosevel Pierre LOUIS Tel: (41 22) 917 9667, Fax: (41 22) 917 9014, E-mail: plrosavel@ohchr.org Cambodia Special Representative of the Secretary-General: Mr Yash Ghai (Kenya) Secretariat: Mr Naresh PERINPANAYAGAM Tel: (41 22) 917 9822, Fax: (41 22) 917 9014, E-mail: nperinpanayagam@ohchr.org Cuba Personal Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ms Christine CHANET (France) Secretariat: Mr Norberto FRYDMAN Tel: (41 22) 917 9248, Fax: (41 22) 917 9013, E-mail: nfrydman@ohchr.org Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Special Rapporteur: Mr Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand)

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Secretariat: Mr H. STENMAN Tel: (41 22) 917 9128, Fax: (41 22) 917 9018, E-mail: hstenman@ohchr.org Democratic Republic of the Congo Independent Expert: Mr Titinga Frdric PACR (Burkina Faso) Secretariat: Mr Paul d'AUCHAMP Tel: (41 22) 917 9428, Fax: (41 22) 917 9039, E-mail: pdauchamp@ohchr.org Haiti Independent Expert appointed by the Secretary-General: Mr Louis JOINET (France) Secretariat: Mr Norberto FRYDMAN Tel: (41 22) 917 9248, Fax: (41 22) 917 9013, E-mail: nfrydman@ohchr.org Liberia Independent Expert: Ms Charlotte ABAKA (Ghana) Secretariat: Ms Cathrine SCHEFU Tel: (41 22) 917 9284 Fax: (41 22) 917 9039, E-mail: cschefu@ohchr.org Myanmar Special Rapporteur: Mr Paulo Srgio PINHEIRO (Brazil) Secretariat: Ms A. RYAN Tel: (41 22) 917 9323, Fax: (41 22) 917 9018, E-mail: aryan@ohchr.org Occupied Palestinian Territories Special Rapporteur: Mr John DUGARD (South Africa) Secretariat: Ms Darka TOPALI Tel: (41 22) 917 9243, Fax: (41 22) 917 9018, E-mail: dtopali@ohchr.org Somalia Independent Expert appointed by the Secretary-General: Mr Ghanim ALNAJJAR (Kuwait) Secretariat: Ms Gloria NWABUOGU Tel: (41 22) 917 9394, Fax (41 22) 917 9050, E-mail: gnwabuogu@ohchr.org Sudan Special Rapporteur: Ms Sima SAMAR (Afghanistan) Secretariat: Ms Christina Saunders Tel: (41 22) 917 9411, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: csaunders@ohchr.org Uzbekistan Independent Expert: Ms Michle PICARD (France) Secretariat: to be appointed

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Information on the Human Rights Council is available at the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) website at www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/ Oral statements, contributions by States and NGOs, and other useful documents related to the Human Rights Council are available on the OHCHR extranet at http://portal.ohchr.org/ (Fill out the form at www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/form.htm to obtain the username and password).

Membership of the Human Rights Council in 2008

Members Until AFRICAN STATES (13)

Angola 2010 Cameroon 2009 Djibouti 2009 Egypt 2010 Gabon 2008 Ghana 2008 Madagascar 2010 Mali 2008 Mauritius 2009 Nigeria 2009 Senegal 2009 South Africa 2010 Zambia 2008

ASIA-PACIFIC STATES (13) Bangladesh 2009 China 2009 India 2010 Indonesia 2010 Japan 2008 Jordan 2009 Malaysia 2009 Pakistan 2008 Philippines 2010 Qatar 2010 Republic of Korea 2008 Saudi Arabia 2009 Sri Lanka 2008

EASTERN EUROPE STATES (6) Azerbaijan 2009 Boznia and Herzegovina 2010 Romania 2008 Russian Federation 2009 Slovenia 2010 Ukraine 2008

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Members Until LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES (8)

Bolivia 2010 Brazil 2008 Cuba 2009 Guatemala 2008 Mexico 2009 Nicaragua 2010 Peru 2008 Uruguay 2009

WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHER STATES (7) Canada 2009 France 2008 Germany 2009 Italy 2010 Netherlands 2010 Switzerland 2009 United Kingdom 2008 The mandates expire on 31 December.

Secretariat of the Human Rights Council: Mr Eric TISTOUNET Tel: (41 22) 917 9319, Fax: (41 22) 917 9011, E-mail: etistounet@ohchr.org Ms Luciana CASTANON (Mr Tistounets assistant) Tel: (41 22) 917 9219, Fax: (41 22) 917 9011, E-mail: lcastanon@ohchr.org

Thematic Working Groups of the Human Rights Council Open-ended working group on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Secretariat: Mr Ulrik HALSTEEN Tel: (41 22) 917 9124, E-mail: uhalsteen@ohchr.org Open-ended working group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Secretariat: Ms Marie-Dominique PERRET Tel: (41 22) 917 92 21, Fax: (41 22) 917 9050, E-mail: mmornet@ohchr.org Open-ended working group on the right to development Secretariat: Ms Susan MATHEWS Tel: (41 22) 917 9777, E-mail: smathews@ohchr.org

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee replaces the former Sub-Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. Comprehensive information is still not available.

Working groups of the Sub-Commission (as decided during its 58th session) Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery (Pre-sessional, established in 1974, mandate indefinite) Mr Ibrahim SALAMA (Africa), Ms Halima Embarek WARZAZI (alternate) Mr Abdul SATTAR (Asia), Ms Chin Sung CHUNG (alternate) Ms Iulia-Antoanella MOTOC (Eastern Europe), Mr Gspr BRO (alternate) Mr Paulo Srgio PINHEIRO (Latin America), Ms Florizelle OCONNOR (alternate) Mr Marc BOSSUYT (Western Europe and Other States), Mr Emmanuel DECAUX (alternate) Secretariat: Ms Moetsi DUCHATELLIER Tel: (41 22) 917 9369, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: mduchatellier@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Cecilia MOLLER Tel: (41 22) 917 9265, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: cmoller@ohchr.org Working Group on Communications (Post-sessional, confidential procedure, meets after the session of the Sub-Commission, reports to the Commissions Working Group on Situations) Ms Halima Embarek WARZAZI (Africa) Mr Shiqiu CHEN (Asia) Mr Vladimir KARTASHKIN (Eastern Europe) Mr Miguel ALFONSO MARTNEZ (Latin America) Ms Franoise Jane HAMPSON (Western Europe and Other States) Secretariat: Ms Maria ECHAZU Tel: (41 22) 917 9169, Fax: (41 22) 917 9011, E-mail: mechazu@ohchr.org Working Group on Indigenous Populations (Pre-sessional, established in 1982, mandate renewable annually) Ms Christy Ezim MBONU (Africa), Mr Ibrahim SALAMA (alternate) Mr Yozo YOKOTA (Asia), Ms Yoko HAYASHI (alternate) Mr Gspr BR (Eastern Europe), Ms Iulia-Antoanella MOTOC (alternate) Mr Miguel ALFONSO MARTNEZ (Latin America), Mr Janio Ivn TUNN VEILLES (alternate) Ms Franoise Jane HAMPSON (Western Europe and Other States), Ms Kalliopi KOUFA (alternate) Secretariat: Ms Isabell KEMPF Tel: (41 22) 917 9343, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: ikempf@ohchr.org; WGindigenous@ohchr.org Working Group on Minorities (Sessional, established in 1995, mandate indefinite) Mr Mohamed Habib CHERIF (Africa), Ms Christy Ezim MBONU (alternate) Mr Soli Jehangir SORABJEE (Asia), Mr Abdul SATTAR (alternate)

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Mr Vladimir KARTASHKIN (Eastern Europe), Ms Victoria SANDRU-POPESCU (alternate) Mr Jos BENGOA (Latin America), Ms Florizelle OCONNOR (alternate) Mr Gudmundur ALFREDSSON (Western Europe and Other States), Ms Kalliopi KOUFA (alternate) Secretariat: Ms Fiona BLYTH-KUBOTA Tel: (41 22) 917 9204, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: fblyth-kubota@ohchr.org Secretariat: Mr Pablo ESPINIELLA Tel: (41 22) 917 9413, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: pespiniella@ohchr.org Social Forum (Pre-sessional) Ms Christy Ezim MBONU, Mr Ibrahim SALAMA (Africa) Ms Chin Sung CHUNG, Mr Abdul SATTAR (Asia) Mr Gspr BR, Ms Iulia-Antoanella MOTOC (Eastern Europe) Mr Jos BENGOA, Ms Florizelle OCONNOR (Latin America), Mr Paulo Srgio PINHEIRO, Mr TUNN VEILLES (alternates) Mr Gudmundur ALFREDSSON, Mr Marc BOSSUYT (Western Europe and Other States) Secretariat: Mr Mohammad Shervin MAJLESSI Tel: (41 22) 917 9617, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010. E-mail: smajlessi@ohchr.org Working Group on the Administration of Justice (Sessional, 2005)18 Ms Lalaina RAKOTOARISOA (Africa) Mr Yozo YOKOTA (Asia) Ms Iulia-Antoanella MOTOC (Eastern Europe) Mr Janio Ivn TUNN VEILLES (Latin America and the Caribbean) Ms Franoise Jane HAMPSON (Western Europe and Other States) Secretariat: Mr Robert HUSBANDS Tel: (41 22) 917 9290, Fax: (41 22) 917 9050, E-mail: rhusbands@ohchr.org Working Group on Transnational Corporations (Sessional, 2005)19 Mr El-Hadji GUISS (Africa) Ms Chin Sung CHUNG (Asia) Mr Gspr BR (Eastern Europe) Mr Miguel ALFONSO MARTINEZ (Latin America and the Carribean) Mr Gudmundur ALFREDSSON (Western Europe and Other States) Secretariat: Ms Lene WENDLAND Tel: (41 22) 917 9299, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: lwendland@ohchr.org Working Group on Combating Terrorism (Sessional, 2005)20 Mr Ibrahim SALAMA (Africa) Mr Shiqiu CHEN (Asia) Mr Gspr BR (Eastern Europe) 18 See Decision 2005/101. 19 See Decision 2005/102. 20 See Decision 2005/103.

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Ms Marlia SANDENBERG ZELNER GONALVES (Latin America and the Caribbean) (alternate member of the Sub-Commission) Ms Kalliopi KOUFA (Western Europe and Other States) Secretariat: Mr Robert HUSBANDS Tel: (41 22) 917 9290, Fax: (41 22) 917 9050, E-mail: rhusbands@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Lisa OLDRING Tel: (41 22) 917 9406, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: loldring@ohchr.org Secretariat of the Working Groups Mr Guennadi LEBAKINE Tel: (41 22) 917 9328, Fax: (41 22) 917 9011, E-mail: glebakine@ohchr.org

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) Informaiton on the ECOSOC is available at www.un.org/docs/ecosoc/

Membership of the Economic and Social Council in 2008

Members Until AFRICAN STATES (14)

Algeria 2009 Angola 2008 Benin 2008 Cape Verde 2009 Cameroon 2010 Democratic Republic of Congo 2010 Guinea-Bissau 2008 Madagascar 2008 Malawi 2009 Mauritania 2008 Mozambique 2010 Niger 2010 Somalia 2009 Sudan 2009

ASIA-PACIFIC STATES (11) Belarus 2009 China 2010 Indonesia 2009 Iraq 2009 Japan 2008 Malaysia 2010 Pakistan 2010 Philippines 2009 Republic of Korea 2010 Saudi Arabia 2008 Sri Lanka 2008

EASTERN EUROPE STATES (6) Czech Republic 2008 Kazakhstan 2009 Moldova 2010 Poland 2010 Russian Federation 2010 Romania 2009

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES (10) Barbados 2009 Bolivia 2009 Brazil 2010 Cuba 2008 El Salvador 2009

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Members Until Guyana 2008 Haiti 2008 Paraguay 2008 Saint Lucia 2010 Uruguay 2010

WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHER STATES (13) Austria 2008 Canada 2009 France 2008 Greece 2008 Iceland 2010 Leichtenstein 2008 Luxembourg 2009 Netherlands 2009 New Zealand 2010 Portugal 2008 Sweden 2010 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2010 United States of America 2009 The mandates expire on 31 December.

President of the Economic and Social Council The President for 2008 is H. E . Ambassador Lo Mrors (Haiti). The Vice presidents are the Ambassadors of Belarus, Cape Verde, Luxembourg, and Republic of Korea. Secretariat of the Economic and Social Council Mr Nikhil SETH, Director Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, Department for Economic and Social Affairs 1, UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: (1 212) 963-1811 Fax: (1 212) 963-1712

Composition of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2008

Indigenous experts State-nominated experts Mr Mickael DODSON (Australia) Mr Simeon Adewale ADEKANYE (Nigeria)

Mr Hassan Id-BALKASSM (Morocco) Mr Bartolom Clavero SALVADOR (Spain)

Ms. Margaret LOKAWUA (Uganda) Ms Paimaneh HASTEH (Islamic Republic of Iran)

Ms. Elisa Canqui MOLLO (Bolivia) Mr Carlos Mamani CONDORI (Bolivia)

Mr. Lars-Anders BAER (Sweden) Ms Liliane Muzangi MBELA (Democratic

Republic of Congo)

Ms Victoria TAULI-CORPUZ, Chairperson (Igorot/Phillippines)

Mr A A NIKIFOROV (Russian Federation)

Mr Pavel SULYANDZIGA (Udege/Russian Federation)

Mr Carsten SMITH (Norway)

Ms. Tonya Gonella FRISCHNER (United States of America)

Ms Xiaomei Qin, (China))

Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Ms Elsa STAMATOPOULOU, Chief 2, UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, United States of America Tel: (1 917) 367 5100, Fax: (1 917) 367 5102 E-mail: indigenouspermanentorum@un.org, or www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii Mr Yao N'GORAN, Chief NGO Unit Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Social Policy and Development, 2, UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, United States of America Tel: (1 212) 963 3175, Fax: (1 212) 963 3062, E-mail: ngoran@un.org

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY Information on the General Assembly is available at www.un.org/ga/ As the main body of the UN, the General Assembly consists of all the member States of the UN. In addition to these member States, the Holy See has Observer status. The General Assembly has six main committees that correspond to the major fields of the work of the Organisation:

First Committee : Disarmament and International Security issues; Second Committee : Economic and Financial issues; Third Committee : Social, Humanitarian and Cultural issues; Fourth Committee : Special Political and Decolonisation issues; Fifth Committee : Administrative and Budgetary issues; Sixth Committee : Legal issues.

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SECURITY COUNCIL Information on the Security Council is available at www.un.org/Docs/sc/

Membership of the Security Council in 2008

Permanent members Non-permanent members Until (Mandate expires on 31 December)

China Belgium 2008 France Burkina Faso 2009 Russian Federation Costa Rica 2009 United Kingdom Croatia 2009 United States of America Indonesia 2008 Italy 2008 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2009 Panama 2008 South Africa 2008 Viet Nam 2009

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OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR) Information on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is available at www.ohchr.org

OHCHR in Geneva High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Louise ARBOUR Tel: (41 22) 917 9130, Fax: (41 22) 917 9012, E-mail: larbour@ohchr.org Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Kyung-wha KANG Tel: (41 22) 917 9296, E-mail: kwkang@ohchr.org Human Rights Procedures Division Mr Bacre NDIAYE Tel: (41 22) 917 9670, E-mail: bndiaye@ohchr.org Treaties and Council Branch Dr. Ibrahim Salama, Chief Office of the Hugh Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson 52 Rue des Paquis 1201 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (41 22) 917 9750, Fax: (41 22) 917 9034, E-mail: isalama@ohchr.org / salama_ibrahim@yahoo.com, Website: www.unhchr.ch Special Procedures Branch Chief of Branch: Ms Soussan RAADI-AZARAKHCHI Tel: (41 22) 917 9252, Fax: (41 22) 917 9006, E-mail: sraadi@ohchr.org or urgent-action@ohchr.org Research and Right to Development Branch Chief of Branch: Mr Ibrahim WANI Tel: (41 22) 917 9137, Fax: (41 22) 917 9010, E-mail: iwani@ohchr.org Capacity Building and Field Operations Branch Chief of Branch: Mr Fabrizio HOCHSCHILD Tel: (41 22) 917 9385, Fax: (41 22) 917 9014, E-mail: fhochschild@ohchr.org Civil Society Unit Ms June RAY E-mail: jray@ohchr.org Ms Laura DOLCI-KANAAN Tel: (41 22) 917-9656, Fax. (41 22) 917 9004 E-mail: ldolci-kanaan@ohchr.org

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Visiting address OHCHR Palais Wilson Rue des Pquis 52 1201 Geneva Tel: (41 22) 917 9000, Fax: (41 22) 917 9008 Mailing address OHCHR Avenue de la Paix 8-14 Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10

Co-ordinators in the OHCHR for country mandates Co-ordinator of the Africa Team Mr Scott CAMPBELL Tel: (41 22) 918 9682, Fax: (41 22) 928 9039, E-mail: scampbell@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Irene ISICHEI Tel: (41 22) 918 9702, Fax: (41 22) 928 9039, E-mail: iisichei@ohchr.org Co-ordinator of the Asia Pacific Team Mr Rory MUNGOVEN Tel: (41 22) 918 9782, E-mail: rmungoven@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms C. BERSET Tel: (41 22) 918 9659, Fax: (41 22) 928 9018, E-mail: cberset@ohchr.org Ms Neda GEHL Tel: (41 22) 918 9650, Fax: (41 22) 928 9024, E-mail: ngehl@ohchr.org Officer in charge of the Latin America and Caribbean Team Mr Elio TAMBURI Tel: (41 22) 918 9122, E-mail: etamburi@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Ana CEVALLOS Tel: (41 22) 918 9167, Fax: (41 22) 928 9013, E-mail: acevallos@ohchr.org Ms Monica ALBAN Tel: (41 22) 918 9333, Fax: (41 22) 928 9013, E-mail: malban@ohchr.org Co-ordinator of Europe, North America, and Central Asia Team Ms Margaret NICHOLSON Tel: (41 22) 918 9291, Fax: (41 22) 928 9005, E-mail: mnicholson@ohchr.org Secretariat: Ms Azra BEHNKE Tel: (41 22) 918 9767, Fax: (41 22) 918 9005, E-mail: mbehnke@ohchr.org Mr Darko KLEUT

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Tel: (41 22) 918 9279, Fax: (41 22) 928 9005, E-mail: dkleut@ohchr.org Co-ordinator of the Arab Region Team Ms Karin LUCKE Tel: (41 22) 917 9427, Fax (41 22) 917 9022, E-mail: klucke@ohchr.org, Secretariat: Ms Indriani CRUTCHLEY Tel: (41 22) 917 9275, Fax: (41 22) 917 9018, E-mail: icrutchley@ohchr.org Human Rights Officers: Ms Agnes PICOD Tel: (41 22) 918 9459, Fax: (41 22) 928 9010, E-mail: apicod@ohchr.org Ms Anne-Helene MARSOE Tel: (41 22) 918 9145, Fax: (41 22) 928 9014, E-mail: amarsoe@ohchr.org

OHCHR in New York

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York Mr Craig G. Mokhiber, Officer-in-Charge Tel: (1 212) 267 5208, Fax: (1 212) 963 4097 E-mail: mokhiber@un.org, www.ohchr.org

OHCHR Field Offices

Africa region Angola Mr Vegard BYE Complexo Residencial no Miramar Rua Ndunduma 7/9 Postal address: c/o UNDP P.O. Box 5185 Luanda, Angola Tel: (244) 222 447 551, Fax: (244) 222 449 720, E-mail: VBye@ohchr.org Burundi Mr Ismael A. DIALLO UN Integrated Office in Burundi(OHCHR) Immeuble Old East, Place de lIndpendence B.P. 1490 Bujumbura, Burundi Tel: (2257) 22 21 4882, Fax: (257) 22 21 6430 E-mail: diallo12@un.org Marie-Amelie Ndayisenga [ndayisengam@un.org]

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Central Africa - UN Sub-regional Center for Human Rights and Democracy Ms Evelyn PETRUS-BARRY Nouvelle route Bastos Rue 1705, Numro 606 B.P. 836 Yaound, Cameroun Tl : +237 22 21 24 74 Fax : +237 22 21 24 75 Central African Republic Ms Angle KINOUANI BONUCA B.P. 2732 Bangui, CAR Tel: (1) 212 963 9718 Ext. 6127 Direct: 963 4279, Ext. 6421 (236) 617 082/098, Fax: (1) 212 963 4279/ 7475 or (236) 619 705, E-mail: kinouani@un.org Cte d'Ivoire Mr Simon MUNZU ONUCI Ancein Hotel Sebroko Boulevard da la Paix-Attecoube 19 08 B.P. 5805 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Tel: (225) 06 20 32 81, Mobile: (225) 0599 0334, Fax: (225) 06 20 33 69, E-mail: munzu@un.org Democratic Republic of Congo Mr Ahowanou AGBESSI Immeuble Losania Bd.du 30 juin en face de la Rgideso 1er /2me tage Kinshasa/Gombe Tel: (243) 81 880 3847, Mobile: 81 880 1826, Fax: (243) 81 880 1826 E-mail: ahowanou.agbessi@undp.org DR Congo Goma Sub-office (Vacant) Bureau du Haut Commissariat aux Droits de l'Homme Enceinte de l'UNICEF Avenue Mont Goma Katindo-Gauche Ville de Goma Telephone: (243-81) 880 3846, (243) 880 3847, Sat: 00 871 761 243 230, Fax: (243) 880 1826 Mr Fernando CASTANON MONUC

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Human Rights Section 12, Av. de l'Aviateur 1st Floor Kinshasa-Gombe Tel: (1) 212 963 0103 or (243) 818 90 6112, Mobile: (243) 810 36 5503 Ms Joana ALEXANDRU, Secretary Fax: (243) 818 90 6932, E-mail: castanonf@un.org East Africa Regional Office Frej Fenniche Regional Representative OHCHR-Regional Office - Addis Ababa Telephone: (+ 251) 115 44 3547 mobile: (+251)911508456 Fax: (+251) 115 51 6078 E-mail: ffenniche@uneca.org Eritrea-Ethiopia Mr Mamadi DIAKITE UNMEE - HRO Green Building Sembel Complex P.O. Box 5805 Asmara, Eritrea Tel: (291) 11 51 989 Fax: 291 11 51 989, diakite@un.org Guinea Bissau Mr Beya Mbokolo UNOGBIS UN Building Rua Rui Djassi Case Postale 179 Bissau, Guinea Bissau Tel: (245) 20 36 19, Fax (245) 203 613, E-mail: mbokolo at un.org

Liberia Ms Dorota Gierycz UNMIL Human Rights Protection Section Pan African Plaza- Room 502H Tel: (231) 6 566566, Fax: 212 963 99 24, E-mail: gieryczd@un.org

Sierra Leone Mr Benedict SANNOH (O-i-C) UNOSIL Mammy Yoko Hotel,

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Freetown, Sierra Leone Tel: (232) 22 295 000 Fax: (232) 22 227 612, E-mail: sannohb@un.org Somalia Ms Miriam GHALMI UN Political Office for Somalia/UNPOS Nairobi, Kenya Mobile: (254) 20 76 22 131 E-mail: Miriam.Ghalmi@unon.org Southern Africa Regional Office Ms Sihaka TSEMO Metropark Building 351 Schoeman Street P.O. Box 6541 Pretoria 0001, South Africa Tel: (27) 12 354 8682/80, Fax: (27) 12 354 8681, E-mail: sihaka.tsemo@undp.org Sudan Mr Daniel RAVINDRAN UNMIS PLOT 110 Garden City, P.O.BOX 69 Khartoum, 11111 Sudan Tel : (249) 187 086 180 Mobile: (249) 912 174 108 ; Fax : (249) 187 086 200, E-mail: danielr@un.org Uganda Ms Maarit KOHONEN Plot 12A Baskerville Avenue Kololo PO Box. 7184 Kampala, Uganda Tel: (256) 41 236 272 Mobile: (256) 77 775 782, Fax: (256) 41 346 130, E-mail: kohonenn@un.org West Africa UNOWA Ms Marie-Thrse KEITA-BOCOUM Almadies Ouest Lot 14 BP 23851 Dakar, Sngal Tel: (221) 869 8585, Mobile: (221) 569 1881, (221) 820 4638, E-mail: keita1@un.org

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Afghanistan Mr Raymundo ROQUE UNAMA Compound B Building 5 Annex Kabul, Afghanistan Tel: (39) 083 124 6147 or (1) 212 963 2668 (ext.6147) , Mobile: (93) 70 253 469 or (93) 79 9175 346, Fax: (39) 083 124 6296 or (1) 212 963 2669, E-mail:raymundo@un.org Lebanon Mr Fateh AZZAM ESCWA UN House P.O. Box 11-8575 Riad el Solh Square Beirut, Lebanon Tel: (961) 978 438, Fax: (961) 1 981 526 E-mail: azzam1@un.org Iraq Ms Hania MUFTI UNAMI Baghdad, Iraq Tel: 964 7901 931 278, Fax: (962) 6 550 04705 E-mail: muftih@un.org Occupied Palestinian Territories (GAZA and the West Bank) UN House, 2nd Floor Tokyo Street Ramallah or 475/55 Halabi St. Al-Bayed Building Al-Rimal, Gaza City Mailing address: c/o UNDP/PAPP P.O.Box 51359 Jerusalem 95912 Tel: (972) 2 296 55 34 (Ramallah), (972) 8 282 7021 (Gaza), Mobile: (972) 54 517 4002 or (972) 599 416 025 or (972) 2 298 9470 (Ramallah), (972) 8 282 7321 (Gaza), E-mail: ohchr@undp.org

Asia-Pacific Cambodia Mr Christophe PESCHOUX No.10, Street 302, P.O.Box 108

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Phnom Penh Tel: (855) 23 987 671/2, or (855) 23 213 587 E-mail: cpeshoux@ohchr.org, ESCAP - Bangkok, Thailand Mr Homayoun ALIZADEH UNESCAP UN Secretariat Building, 6th Fl Rajdamnern Nok Av. Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66) 2 288 1496 or (66) 2 288 3009 E-mail: alizadeh@un.org or halizadeh@ohchr.org , http://www.un.or.th/ohchr Fiji Ms Tanya SMITH c/o UNDP Fiji Officer 2nd Floor, YWCA Building (JJ's on the Park) Ratu Sukuna Park, Private Mail Bag SUVA, Fiji Tel: (+ 679) 331 0465 or (+ 679) 330 1976, E-mail: paulo.david@undp.org Nepal Mr Richard BENNETT United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal Chauni Museum Road P.O. Box 107 Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: (977) 1 428 0164 Ext. 400, Mobile: (977) 98 510 72936 For after hours urgent human rights matters contact the Human Rights Duty Officer Telephone after hours: Mobile 98510 00804 (in Nepali: 98510 0089) or (977) 1 467 0712/13 Kieran DWYER, Public Information and Outreach E-mail: dwyer@ohchr.org, http://www.ohchr.org/english/countries/np/index.htm Pakistan Ms Cynthia VELIKO Office of the UN Resident Coordinator 9th Floor, 61-A, Jinnah Av. Saudi Pak Tower Islamabad Tel: (92) 51 2800 133-42 Ext. 2848, Mobile: (92) 301 856 9805 or (92) 51 2800 031/34 E-mail: cynthia.veliko@undp.org Sri Lanka Mrs Jyoti SANGHERA c/o UNDP

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202-204 Bauddhaloka Mawatha P.O. Box 1505 Colombo 7 Tel: (94) 11 258 0691, Mobile: 77 307 0229 or (94) 11 258 1116, E-mail: rory.mungoven@undp.org Timor-Leste Mr Wilbert VAN HOVELL Human Rights Unit UNOTIL Dili, East Timor Postal address: P.O. Box 2436 Darwin, NT 0801, Australia Postal address: P.O. Box 2436 Darwin, NT 0801, Australia Tel: 1-618 8946 3900 E-mail: vanhovell@un.org

Europe, North America and Central Asia region Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Jasminka DZUMHUR National Legal Officer / Officer in Charge OHCHR- Sarajevo Tel: 00 387 33 660 108 or 00 387 33 660 109, E-mail: jdzumhur@ohchr.org Central Asia UN Office 67 Tole Be Street 480091 Almaty Kazakhstan Tel: (73) 272 582 643 or (73) 332 160 625, Fax: (73) 272 582 645, www.un.kz Georgia-Abkhazia Mr Vladlen STEFANOV UNOMIG HQ Sukhumi, PO Box 4712 Grand Central St. New York, NY, 10163-4712 USA or c/o UNOMIG, PO Box 50, Branch # 60, Main Post Office, Krtsanisi St. 38 Tbilisi, 380060

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Tel: (1) 212 963 9562/63, Ext. 6134 or 6924 or (39) 0831 231 000, Ext. 6134 or 6924 or (1) 212 963 9491, Fax: (39) 0831 231 146, E-mail: stefanov@un.org or unomig-hroag@un.org The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ms Silva PESIC OHCHR Skopje Zeleznicka, 53 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Tel: (389) 2 3216 850, Mobile: (389) 70 383 008, Fax: (389) 2 3131 040, E-mail: ohchr@mt.net.mk Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo) Ms Caroline HARVEY Omladinskih Brigada 86 11070 Belgrade Tel: (381) 11 318 5837, Fax: (381) 11 318 5872, E-mail: charvey@unhchr.org.yu or office@unhchr.org.yu Tajikistan Ms Lilia ZAHARIEVA UNTOP 7 Gorky Street Dushanbe Tajikistan Mailing address: Grand Central Station, PO Box 4853 New York, NY 10163-4853 USA Tel: (992) 372 2101 10/27/47 or (1) 212 963 4652, Fax: (992) 372 21 01 59 or (1) 212 963 4097 E-mail: zaharieva@un.org

Latin America and the Caribbean Colombia Mr Juan Pablo CORLAZZOLI Calle 114, No 9-45, Torre B Oficina 1101, Teleport Business Park Bogot, Colombia Tel: (571) 658 3300, Fax: (571) 658 3301, E-mail: oacnudh@hchr.org.co, www.hchr.org.co/ ECLAC -Santiago de Chile Ms Carmen Rosa VILLA Edificio CEPAL Avenida Dag Hammarskjld 3477 Vitacura, Santiago, Chile Tel: 56 2 210 2533, Fax: 56 2 422 7025, E-mail: cvilla@hchr.org.co, www.eclac.org

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Guatemala Mr Anders KOMPASS 13 Calle, 3-40 Ed. Atlantis Of. 803, Zona 10 Guatemala City , 01010 Tel: (502) 2367 2149 / 2150 / 2152, Mobile: (502) 708 9927, (502) 2367 2153 E-mail: akompass@ohchr.org Guyana UNDP 42 Brickdam, United Nations Place, Box 10960, Georgetown, Stabroek Tel: (592) 226 4040 Ext. 236, Fax: (592) 612 5046, (592) 226 2942 Haiti Mr Thierry FAGART MINUSTAH c/o UNDP 385, Ave. John Brown Bourdon Bote Postale 557 Port-au-Prince Tel: (1) 917 367 9075/ 9076 Mobile: (509) 403 4012 or 525 5274 or 427 4021, Fax: (509) 244 9366/7, E-mail: fagart@un.org Mexico Mr Amerigo INCALCATERRA Alejandro Dumas No. 165 Col. Polanco, C. P. 11560 Mexico, D. F. Tel: (52 55) 5282 1735/5281 2409, Fax: (52 55) 5282 1716, http://hchr.org.mx

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United Nations Specialised Agencies and Organisations FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Rome Ms Nora MC KEON, Office for External Relations Tel: (39) 06 570 53852, Fax: (39) 06 570 55175, E-mail: fao-hq@fao.org, www.fao.org ILO (International Labour Organisation) Geneva Ms Maria DUCCI, Office for inter-organisation relations Tel: (41 22) 799 6111/7148, Fax: (41 22) 798 8685/7289, www.ilo.org Freedom of association Ms Karen CURTIS Tel: (41 22) 799 7090, E-mail: curtis@ilo.org IMF (International Monetary Fund) Washington D.C. Mr Thomas C. DAWSON, Director, External Relations Department Tel: (202) 623-7200, Fax: (202) 623-4661, E-mail: publicaffairs@imf.org, www.imf.org UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) Geneva Civil Society Outreach Unit Tel: (41 22) 917 5809, Fax: (41 22) 917 0051, E-mail: cso@unctad.org; info@unctad.org, www.unctad.org UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) New York Tel: (1 212) 906-6890, Fax: (1 212) 906-6814, E-mail: dgg@undp.org (democratic governance group), www.undp.org UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) Paris Mr Michael MILLWARD, Section of NGOs Tel: (33 1) 45 68 10 00 / 45 68 17 31, Fax: (33 1) 45 67 16 90, E-mail: bpi@unesco.org, www.unesco.org UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva E-mail: geneva@unesco.org

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UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Geneva Mr Ngonlardje K. MBAIDJOL, Deputy Director Department of International Protection Tel: (41 22) 739 8630, Fax: (41 22) 739 7354, E-mail: mbaidjol@unhcr.ch, www.unhcr.ch UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) UNHCR Library and Visitors Centre, Geneva Tel: (41 22) 739 8319 (info desk for library), Fax: (41 22) 739 7316 E-mail: library@unhcr.ch, www.unhcr.ch UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) New York Mr Peter Crowley Director of Public Partnerships, Program Division Tel: (1 212) 326 7303, Fax: (1 212) 303 7992, E-mail: pcrowley@unicef.org, www.unicef.org UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) New York Ms Barbra Adams Strategic Partnerships and Communication (SPC) Tel: (1 212) 906 6639, Fax: (1 212) 906 6705, E-mail: barbra.adams@undp.org, www.unifem.org WHO (World Health Organisation) Geneva Ms Josephine MATSUMOTO, External Relations Officer Tel: (41 22) 791 2970, Fax: (41 22) 791 1380, E-mail: matsumotoj@who.int, www.who.int WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) Geneva Mr Edward KWAKWA, Acting Legal Counsel Tel: (41 22) 338 9676, Fax: (41 22) 338 8444, E-mail: Edward.Kwakwa@wipo.int, www.wipo.int World Bank Group Washington Ms Carolyn REYNOLDS, Senior Civil Society Specialist Tel: (1 202) 473 1000 / 473 1840, Fax: (1 202) 477 6391 / 522 7131 E-mail: civilsociety@worldbank.org or creynolds@worldbank.org, www.worldbank.org WTO (World Trade Organisation) Geneva Mr W. ALFARO, Director of External Relations Tel: (41 22) 739 5111, Fax: (41 22) 731 4206, E-mail: enquiries@wto.org, www.wto.org

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